Image source: Press release — via Anime News Network
Shueisha announced on Thursday it has launched its global digital manga platform MANGA MILLION in over 100 languagesincluding English, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish, French, Turkish, Tagalog, Korean, Polish, and others. The platform has over one million pages of translated manga from 400 titles at launch.
The company stated that over 150 of those titles are shojo manga. The titles include ONE PIECE, Naruto, Bleach, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kingdom, Oshi no Ko, SPY×FAMILY, Chainsaw Man, NANA, Kimi ni Todoke – From Me to You, and more.
The application is free without registration for a “limited time” but Shueisha confirmed with ANN that the company has not has not yet decided on a timeline for free access. Shueisha also confirmed with ANN that AI translation was not used forthis project. The company stated in its announcement, "International licensingpartners from around the world provided support for this unprecedented translation endeavor, making MANGA MILLION one of the largest initiatives in Shueisha's history."
Editor-in-Chief of MANGA Plus by Shueisha Shuhei Hosono is the initiator of the MANGA MILLION project and he stated regarding the launch:
Shueisha also operates the MANGA Plus platform and app, which is available worldwide outside of Japan, China, and Korea in English and other languages. The app mainly focuses on shonen titles frommagazines like Weekly Shonen Jump, Jump SQ., and Weekly Young Jump, as well as the ShonenJump+ platform.